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25/06/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

The 13th Step

It started with a tip. Eventually, multiple sources said it was an open secret: the founder of New Hampshire's largest addiction treatment network was sexually harassing or assaulting women – allegations he denies.As New Hampshire Public Radio reporter Lauren Chooljian began looking into the allegations, she found a longstanding–and long tolerated–culture of sexual misconduct within the addiction treatment industry. A phenomenon people in the recovery world call "the 13th step."Today on The Sunday Story, we talk to Chooljian about her reporting and bring you the first episode of her new podcast, The 13th Step.

25/06/2023

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04/06/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

How the far right is making voter fraud easier

For nearly a decade, the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, quietly helped to clean up voter databases and catch fraud. It was a rare bipartisan success story, with Democrats praising it and Republicans calling it a "godsend."But recently, it has become the target of a Trump-allied lawyer and the far right. NPR Voting Correspondent Miles Parks and NPR's Investigations Team trace how conspiracy theories, secret meetings, and grassroots pressure are dismantling this obscure elections tool and giving election deniers their biggest policy victory yet.

04/06/2023

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38 min
02/07/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Election workers under siege

Across the US, election workers say they are being verbally abused, followed, harassed and threatened. Much of this animosity is being driven by misinformation, particularly Donald Trump's ongoing lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.NPR's Chris Arnold reached out to thousands of election workers and heard back from many across 22 states who fear for their safety, the safety of their families and even their pets. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Chris tells Ayesha Rascoe about his investigation—and how the questions he asked led him to a rural county in Oregon, where election workers are beefing up their security and worrying about what's coming in 2024.

02/07/2023

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26 min
09/07/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Permission to Share

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.For Heather Armstrong, blogging was never just a way to explore what it means to enter motherhood. It was a way to cope with the exhaustion of sleepless nights, endless diaper changes and the seemingly nonstop cries of a newborn. In the thick of the joy and confusion of being a new mom, she turned to her keyboard to cope with the challenges.

09/07/2023

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28 min
11/06/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

An evangelical superstar left her church but kept her faith

For almost three decades, Beth Moore was a committed evangelical Southern Baptist. She was also a superstar in the Southern Baptist Denomination. Moore shared her love of Jesus and the Bible with millions of evangelical women at Bible study gatherings across the country, events that often drew stadium-sized crowds. But when the infamous Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape surfaced, Moore was stunned. She's a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and felt Trump's comments bordered on criminality. When the Southern Baptist Denomination said nothing, and continued to support Trump, Moore made the decision to walk away from the Church.

11/06/2023

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28 min
16/07/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

The kids have something to say

What can middle and high school students teach us? What do they care about? And how do they observe their communities and themselves?NPR's Student Podcast Challenge results are in. It's time to hear what the kids have to say.Today on The Sunday Story, Ayesha Rascoe sits down with producers Janet Woojeong Lee and Lauren Migaki, who run the contest, to discuss the 2023 edition. We hear from Dylan McDonald of Massachusetts who's in the midst of a gender transition and from Jiah Hwang on the heartbreaking moment that reinvigorated her relationship with her sister. Amelia Hankinson brings us an ode to growing taller, and undocumented students talk about the way they see their lives now.

16/07/2023

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22 min
14/12/2025 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Best Friends and Life Partners

What was the biggest thing that changed for you this year? We’ll go first: our host Ayesha Rascoe bought a house with her best friend! Now the two of them are living together and platonically coparenting five kids under the same roof. The seed of this idea actually came from a conversation Ayesha had last year, when she sat down with NPR producer and editor Rhaina Cohen to talk about her book, The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center. In the book, Rhaina shares stories about friends who own homes together, raise kids with each other, and care for each other in old age. At the end of the year, when so many of us are reflecting on personal milestones and relationships, we’re sharing Ayesha and Rhaina’s conversation again. Because so much is possible when you choose to put friendship at the center of your life.This interview originally aired on February 11, 2024.

14/12/2025

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24 min
23/07/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Uprooted from Honduras by Climate Change

"I feel that I'm stuck. I don't feel that I can build the future I want here." Climate change is disrupting traditional agriculture in Honduras. Unpredictable weather patterns have led to droughts and flooding in a region that has historically relied on rain patterns, and a declining coffee harvest is pushing young farmers to make a difficult decision: should they stay or leave for better opportunities in the U.S.? NPR's Joel Rose and Marisa Peñaloza traveled to remote villages and towns in Honduras to talk to young people who are in the midst of this decision. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Joel and Marisa tell us about their journey, and their conversations with young farmers about what it would mean to stay or go.

23/07/2023

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29 min
28/05/2023 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Stephanie Foo's book has a happy ending

When Stephanie Foo turned 30, she learned she had complex PTSD. Her efforts to heal from an abusive childhood and intergenerational trauma drove her to write What My Bones Know, a book that combines memoir with the rigorous reporting she'd honed as a journalist.In The Sunday Story, Stephanie talks with producer Justine Yan about the initial shame upon hearing her diagnosis, lessons she learned when she went home to San Jose, California, and the fierce love she's practicing as she expects her first child.

28/05/2023

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27 min
15/09/2024 • UP FIRST+ ONLY

Men, Beef and a Climate Solution

Eating less beef could make a large dent in Americans' climate pollution. But data show it's men who are disproportionately eating beef. Now food and climate researchers are thinking about how to impact climate pollution through the lens of gender. But for many U.S. men, eating fewer burgers or steaks can require overcoming some big obstacles.

15/09/2024

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NPR's Up First is the news you need to start your day. The three biggest stories of the day, with reporting and analysis from NPR News — in 10 minutes. Available weekdays at 6:30 a.m. ET, with hosts Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep, Michel Martin and A Martinez. Also available on Saturdays at 9 a.m. ET, with Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Simon. On Sundays, hear a longer exploration behind the headlines with Ayesha Rascoe on "The Sunday Story," available by 8 a.m. ET. Subscribe and listen, then support your local NPR station at donate.npr.org.Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to Up First+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/upfirst

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The 13th Step

How the far right is making voter fraud easier

Election workers under siege

Permission to Share

An evangelical superstar left her church but kept her faith

The kids have something to say

Best Friends and Life Partners

Uprooted from Honduras by Climate Change

Stephanie Foo's book has a happy ending

Men, Beef and a Climate Solution

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The 13th Step

How the far right is making voter fraud easier

Election workers under siege

Permission to Share

An evangelical superstar left her church but kept her faith

The kids have something to say

Best Friends and Life Partners

Uprooted from Honduras by Climate Change

Stephanie Foo's book has a happy ending

Men, Beef and a Climate Solution

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